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    The extra virgin olive oil is obtained by squeezing olives and is representative of the Mediterranean diet. It is high in antioxidants that neutralize free radicals and protect against DNA damage. A diet rich in antioxidants like those in olive oil provides health benefits like better digestion and reduced stomach acid, while also acting as a laxative. To preserve the quality of olive oil, it should be stored in dark glass bottles away from light and heat with the bottles kept closed when not in use.

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    The extra virgin olive oil is obtained by squeezing olives and is representative of the Mediterranean diet. It is high in antioxidants that neutralize free radicals and protect against DNA damage. A diet rich in antioxidants like those in olive oil provides health benefits like better digestion and reduced stomach acid, while also acting as a laxative. To preserve the quality of olive oil, it should be stored in dark glass bottles away from light and heat with the bottles kept closed when not in use.

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    The EVO

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    The extra virgin olive oil is obtained by squeezing olives and is representative of the Mediterranean diet. It is high in antioxidants that neutralize free radicals and protect against DNA damage. A diet rich in antioxidants like those in olive oil provides health benefits like better digestion and reduced stomach acid, while also acting as a laxative. To preserve the quality of olive oil, it should be stored in dark glass bottles away from light and heat with the bottles kept closed when not in use.

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    The extra virgin oil

    -The oil is obtained through squeezing the olives; -The extra vergin olive oil is the symbol of the mediterranean diet; -it is an antioxidatios.

    Oil and the health


    An healthy diet is charachterized by many antioxidants as vitamins A, B and C which neutralize damage to the DNA caused by free radicals. A diet rich of saturated fat increases the quantity of the cholesterol in the blood representing a risk

    Oils function
    Provides protection to the mucous membranes of the stomach; Provides better digestion; Reduces the acid secretion of the stomach; Exerts a laxative action.

    How to conserve the oil


    -one of the most enemy of the oil is light; -the oil must be conserved in dark glass bottles, permeable by light; -play attention at heat source because it represent the second enemy of the oil; -it should avoid to leave the bottles opened at contact with the air

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